Just To Feel Anything - Emeralds
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71 out of 100

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5.3 out of 10

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  • Summary: The Cleveland electronic trio's latest release includes two tracks over eight minutes long.

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 20
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Feb 4, 2013
    90
    For their third album together, John Elliott, Steve Hauschlidt and Mark McGuire bring the same sense of fearless adventure to them modular synths, creating a seven-song cycle unlike anything in the Emeralds canon yet.
  2. XLR8r
    Nov 9, 2012
    80
    Part of what makes Just to Feel Anything such a rewarding listen is its ability to quickly shift between aerial jams and understated lulls without abandoning Emeralds' unspoken ethos.
  3. The Wire
    Dec 5, 2012
    80
    Just as there's something inescapably seductive about fast cars in a nocturnal metropolis, there's something innately pleasurable about this Emeralds release. [Nov 2012, p.58]
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  4. PopMatters
    Nov 26, 2012
    60
    To write off Just to Feel Anything as a misfire would be a mistake, it's full of highlights and tiny moments of golden perfection which will help it find a home in the hearts of fans and critics alike. It's just that a glossy patina makes them hard to discern.

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  1. Lolasaurus
    5
    I've been a huge fan of Emeralds and all their solo projects, and although one might squint to see the merits that were intended to be there, both at each moment and taken as a whole there is no depth to be found here. God, what were they thinking with the drum machine.… Expand

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